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>Cats are not humans
Ok, but you do not have empathy

Cats evolved to elicit empathy
Then humans selectively bred them by preferring the ones that were better at eliciting empathy
It doesn't matter if they aren't humans
They are an empathy litmus test

If you can not empathize with a cat, you are broken
This is an accepted fact among the law enforcement agencies of every civilized country

Catching a cat or dog abuser is effectively the same thing as pre-arresting a child rapist